Volume 20, Issue 7 - Oct. 3, 1997 by Met Media

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October 3, 1997

The Metropolitan State College of Denver student newspaper serving the Auraria Campus since 1979

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Students won't drop c·ash to withdraw frolll classes By Perry Swamon 1'/ie Merropol1tan

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Metro students will have a week after classes start to get a full refund on tuition and fees starting next spring. Previously, the only way to get a full refund was to withdraw from classes before the semester started. The new policy is a response to student complaints that Metro's refund policy is unfair, said Tim Greene, associate vice president of Human Resources and Finance. Greene said his office handles about I 00 tuition appeals from stu- cfents. each semester. Tuition appeals are designed for students who want to reclaim fees assessed by the school because they dropped their classes too late. Greene said the old system was hard to use because students had to refer to a complex table to find out how much of their tuition was refundable as the semester wore on. The new system will make things easier for everyone. Here's how the new refund policy will work for the 1998 spring semester: • The $50 withdrawal fee will be eliminated. • Students can get a 100 percent refund of tuition and fees until Jan. 26, seven days after the beginning of the spring semester. • From Jan. 27 to Feb. 4, students can get a 50 percent i:efund of tuition and l 00 percent refund of fees. •Beginning Feb. 5, the 13th day

of the tenn, tuition and fees are not refundable. The policy will result in a possible loss of $25,000 to $40,000 per year for Metro. Greene said Metro administrators have yet to detennine how they will deal with that shortfall. "My guidelines (in creating this policy) were to try to keep as much of the revenues to the school as I could," Greene said. Despite the negative budgetary effects, Greene and other administrators said they hope it will keep students at Metro who might otherwise go to a school · with a more relaxed refund policy. "(The current policy) caused them to look into other possibilities of education," Greene said. Jessie Bullock, vice president of Student Fees for Metro's student government, said she supports the change, but thinks the college should allow even more time for a full refund. "If they extended it to two weeks like (the other schools on campus), that would be better, but this is definitely a move in the right direction," Bullock said. Each state college in Colorado sets its own refund policy for tuition and fees. Adams State and Mesa State colleges won't give a full refund unless students withdraw before the first day of class. Western State gives a 100 percent i:efund within the first two weeks of the semester.

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Definitely Famlly II: The Second Annual LGBTA Art ShowCall 55~333 to enter two-dimensional art work. Tivoli Multicultural Lounge

Oc!ober 9 ,, 7£ursda_y A Joint Cultural Theatre Presentation by Ricardo Bracho and the first annual Chicano Distinguished Professor Cherrie MoragaBracho will present "A Love Bittersuite: Scenes from the Sweetest Hangover. · He will read scenes from his play which examine lust, power, and romance among a group of San Francisco gay men of color, and their female transgender sisters. St. Cajetan's - 11:00 a.m. - Noon.

Oc!ober 9 ,, 7£ursda_y National Coming Out Day LuncheonRicardo Bracho will be presenting video dips from his latest theatre work. RSVP by Friday, Oct. 3, to 556-6333. St. Francis Center- Noon - 1:30 pm.

Oc!ober 9 - 7£ursda_y Ricardo Bracho's presentation of: "Beauty is in the Eye of the Landholder: White Supremacy, (My) Sexuality, (Your) State.·He will present a performative political essay in the vein of stand-up comedy crossed with radical cultural theory. Using what he knows as the Chicano gay son of Mexican Marxist immigrants Bracho will present a version of a lesbian/bisexuaVgayltransgender of color 'future without fear' (Judy Mural, ' The World 'Nall: A Vision of the Future \/Vithout Fear.j . Tivoli 320 - 2:00 p .m. - 3:00 pm.

Oc!ober 10- !Jriday When Adam Batters Evan or Ava Bashes Eve: Current Insight on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans Domestic VlolencePresented by a panel from the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Domestic Violence Prevention Task Force. Refreshments will be served. Tivoli 440, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p .m.

Oc!ober J.3.- YJ(onda_y Taking Pride in History: The Importance of Preserving GLBT Hls/HerstortesWhat we "can learn from examining GLBT histories, and what can we do now to insure that our stories. struggles, accomplishments and contributions are visible and accessible? Tivoli 320C 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p .m .

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Staff pay scale revamped Seniority will no longer be factor in·determining wage increases, new system will use performance evaluations

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Forty percent of Metro's classified staff are not eligible for annual raises because they have reached the highest pay level in their position - but that's going to change. The Colorado General Assembly ordered that state agencies implement a system of salary increases by July 2000 based on performance, not seniority. Metro President Sheila Kaplan responded lo the call in a Sept. 23 e-mail, saying she will form a committee this fall to discuss how Metro will make the transition. Metro's 270 classified staff workers include accountants, administrative assistants and people

who provide support to faculty in academic departments, said Jan Darling, president of the Classified Staff Council. They also fill positions in departments such as Admissions and Student Activities. Darling, who has been at Metro since 1971, said many classified staff members are leery of changing to performance-based pay. She said one good thing about the change is that Metro will now evaluate its own classified staff, rather than using the statewide approach. Pay increases, if any, would result from Metro's assessment. "We don't have a lot of information yet, and everything we have they keep saying isn't final,"

Darling said. "Any big change like that is fearful." Patricia Yarrow, an administrative assistant in Human Services, said she won't judge the new system until she learns more. "It (the evaluation) depends on the objectivity of your supervisor, I currently have a supervisor who is competent in that area, but that hasn't always been the case," Yarrow said. Sandi Jones, director of Personnel and Payroll, agreed that classified staff are worried about the change, but said it's a good opportunity for her to reward her department's staff members.

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Most students who take out loans to pay for their college education aren't worried about having to pay the debt while in school. Almost all educational lenders allow students to defer payments. But some Metro students are surprised when they get bills for their loans. This happens when some loan agencies don't get some students' enrollment information. They assume these students have graduated or dropped out of school. Many reasons exist for lenders not getting student information: high volume of students who take out loans, late registration and incomplete paperwork. The National Student Loan Clearing House of Virginia gets enrollment information from Metro three

times per semester - at the beginning and middle of the term and after finals, said Vince Baldassano of the Metro's Registrar Office. Their system is computerized and handles loan information for about 5,000 Metro students each semester, said Mary Anne Romero, Metro's financial aid director. Metro uses the clearing house so it doesn't have to contend with dispersing information to multiple lenders and services. Students should completely fill out all loan paperwork on time to guard against problems, Baldassano said. It usually takes about I0 business days to report information from the clearing house to the lenders. Baldassano said he is not sure how many students get stuck with premature loan notices, but there are ways to deal with the problem if it =an=·= se=s~.- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - see LOAN on 7

Metro professor disputes axing of Chinese courses Students who want to take a Chinese language course won't find any being offered at Metro this year. They are all canceled. 1\vo weeks before the start of the fall semester, modern languages Chairman Conway Olmsted canceled two fall Chinese courses and a follow-up course scheduled for spring. Olmsted said low enrollment was the main reason for his decision. Only IO students signed up for the three Chinese classes that Metro was offering, he said. The minimum requirement is 15 students for one class. Olmsted also said he made an iAformal agreement with the University of Colorado at Denver to not offer the courses. "It was no real deal," Olmsted

said. "We just kind of got together. The idea was that the UCD students needed three semesters for their language requirement, and we have no language requirement (at Metro). We've had pretty bad luck with Chinese, all the way along." Susan Cherniack Wei, the instructor hired to develop and teach the three Metro Chinese courses, doesn't think this is true. Wei blames a Jack of advertising rather than low enrollment as the real reason that the classes were canceled. Olmsted should have waited to see if more students were going to register for her classes, she said. "I know from the phone calls I received at home that other students were interested in signing up," Wei said. "I expected him to wait and see until the first week to see how many students we had." After the fall classes were canceled, Olmsted told Wei he was opti-

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mistic that the classes would run in the spring, she said. But her hopes were dampened when she received a message from Olmsted one month later, saying that there wouldn't be any Chinese courses offered at Metro at all. But Wei said Chinese is a hot commodity in the job . market. A Modern Language recent Association study proclaimed Chinese to be the fastest-growing language taught on U.S. college campuses. An estimated 24,000 students are learning the language. "Chinese is the most practical language that anyone can learn/' Wei said. · "n ina is the United States' biggest trading partner." Francisco Rios,.UCD's modem languages chairman, said that Chinese is hot in his department. Enrollment is at an all-time high of 24 students for the introductory class.

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Jenny Sparks/The Metropolitan SWEATING THE MET: Sweatshirts bearing the college nickname are for sale In the bookstore.

SGA orders college to drop 'The Met' By J~ Stephenson The Metropolitan Student government members unanimously approved a resolution · Sept. 29 ordering all Metro departments to stop using "The Met" in all forms of communication and marketing. Metro's student government members sent out copies of the resolution to academic departments and departments funded by student fees Sept. 30. Student government members said the measure will be as much a test of the administration's stance on "The Met" as it is a gauge of how seriously the administration takes student opinion on college matters. "If student government, which is the voice of students, has true power on this campus, the departments will quit using 'The Met,' " said Charles Bennett, student government's representative to the Board of Trustees for the State Colleges of Colorado. Bennett, who wrote the resolution, said it will also force Metro's administration to take a stand on whether use of the nickname is truly optional. College spokespersons have emphasized that no one is being forced to use the nickl'ame, and there aren't any consequences for not using it I

Metro spokeswoman Sherry Patten said the college's departments have been given two choices concerning use of the college's name. "The direction has been that you pretty much havethe option of using the entire name of the college, but if you're going to use a nickname, we ask that you use 'The Met,' Patten said. "It has always been a choice." Zav Dadabhoy, director of. Student Activities, said Metro administrators requested his department use the new nickname. "It was strongly suggested we use 'The Met,' " Dadabhoy said. "But I'm not sure we've really used it extensively." The nickname is being used as part of a new image campaign for Metro designed by a local advertising agency. Metro's letterhead, business cards, bumper stickers and other items bearing the college's name refer to the institution as "The Met." . Metro diplomas do not use the nickname. Metro spokeswoman Debbie Thomas said it was chosen to eliminate the perception that Metro is a "second-rate" college. Bennett said 1,700 of Metro's I 7,000 students have signed a petition denouncing use of "The Met."

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·Son of late Israeli Prime Minister advocates Middle Eastern peace SGA IDs judicial board

By Bill Keran The Metropolitan

Menachem Meir, son of late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, said his mother would support the peace talks underway - yet still far from being finished - between Israel and Palestine. "This was her great, great dream, to have peace with the surrounding nations," Menachem Meir said. He spoke Sept. 24 to a group of about 70 students and faculty members at a museum on campus dedicated to his mother. The Golda Meir Museum House, just south of St. Cajetan's Center, is the house that she lived in from 1913 to 1914 when she lived in Denver with her older sister. The house was moved to Auraria in 1988. "In various ways (she) tried to come to terms and some form of peace agreement with our Arab neighbors," he said. "For her this was the most important thing in life. She felt that this was really important, that two peoples find a way to live together. She always believed that Israel or Palestine should be divided as a

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Menachem Meir, the son of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, addresses an audience Sept. 24 In the Golda Meir House at Aurarla. Jewish state and an Arab state." That was how it was 50 years ago. Now Israel and Palestine are fighting over land both claim is rightfully theirs. Israel has stalled on the peace talks because of suicide bombings claimed by Palestinian terrorists. As of Sept. 29, I~raeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to resume peace talks. The biggest hurdle to peace now is Jerusalem and the

question of whether it should have an Arab segment, Meir said. "I don't see anything wrong with the part of Jerusalem that is now Arab being their capitol," said M.eir, who added that his view is considered to be liberal. Menachem Meir, who lives in Tel Aviv, is the director of the Israel Conservatory of Music. He is a renowned cellist and author of the biography, My mother,

Golda Meir.

Metro's student government has a full Judicial Board now that two of its missing members were accounted for. Members Dawn York and Rose Maes will be allowed to stay on the five-member panel. Maes attended the Sept. 29 student government meeting, and York was excused because of work commitments. The other board members are Andy Nicholas, Helen Giron-Mushfig, and new Chief Justice Krystal Bigley. Bigley's term runs until November. York and Maes were unaccounted for since the end of the spring semester because the Judicial Board didn't meet over the summer. Mark Zanghetti, the former chief justice, resigned Sept. 8 after a two-tnonth absence. Zanghetti would have been in th~ office until November when the government usually elects a new chief justice. Zanghetti left without reporting the other board members' names. The student government decided Sept. 22 that the board positions would be considered vacant if the two missing members didn't show up at the Sept 29 meeting.

Faculty suit unresolved Fifty-four Metro faculty members named as plaintiffs in a salary lawsuit are poised to file a second appeal in late November. In August, a Denver judge awarded all 72 original plaintiffs $1 each in damages. The group appealed soon after, but have not yet received any word from the judge, who has until Oct. 8 to respond. The 54 professors are going to file another appeal if they are unhappy with the results of the first.

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World friendship fest a feast of events Festival attracts students from all walks of life By Kris Reed The Metropolitan

"Hey, wanna go to Sweden?" one student called loudly from behind a table adorned with a bright blue and yellow flag. Diverse foods, live performances, information tables, vendors and educational workshops kicked off the World Friendship Festival the morning of Oct. 1 at the Auraria Campus. The festivals were started to honor diversity on the campus and in the community. The annual celebration of world culture and people has become a yearly tradition at Auraria. Sponsored by all three colleges at Auraria, the Spring International Center, and the Tivoli Student Union, the festival began in the fall of 1987. And after a brief hiatus in the early 1990s, it has been held ever since. "I think this festival is really important because it gets students interested in other cultures," said Metro Russian Professor Anya Zontova. "Exposure is how interest starts, this where students can see for themselves and interact with exam-pies of other cultures is very important." Everything from bagpipe songs to Armenian dances were performed on a stage set up by the flagpole. Mayor Wellington Webb made an appearance during a Scottish jig. Preschoolers from the Auraria Child Care Center honored the mayor with a rendition of "It's a Small World After All" and presented him with a T-shirt covered in brightly colored children's handprints.

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WHAT A VIEW: Students from the Aurarla Child Care Center's kindergarten class don't miss a beat as they keep their eyes on the One World Folk Dancers at the World Friendship Festivals main stage Oct. 1. The klndergartners also sang for Denver Mayor Wellington Webb who made an appearance at the event. Metro President Sheila Kaplan and from Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transsexual Student Services on representatives from creating "safe zones" the other two colfor sexually diverse leges all came down students, as well as to commemorate the "Do you know talk about studies event and congratuIt Is to how hard abroad over traditionlate the organizers al English tea and for another successmake baklava?" ful year. scones. The festival also "I'm really offered goods ranging excited to see that from African jewelry Sheila Kaplan came - Political science to Australian hats. down to visit with "Any time that us," said Krystal club member students have an Bigley, the Metro opportunity to get student government's together from all three chief justice. Other events at the festival included a lecture schools and learn about culture, that's

great," said Metro student Tanya Lester. Another had a slightly different take on the festival. "It might be the last good tan day of the year," said Gabriel Hermelin, the student government's vice president of Campus Communications. A wide variety of foods and crafts from all around the world were also available. Students had the opportunity to feast on barbecued Thai meats, Cape Cod clams and Indian fry bread, as well as the more traditional hamburgers and hot dogs. "Do you know how hard it is to make baklava?" asked a political science club member who sold the Greek pastries at the festival to raise money for her club. "It costs 19 dollars a pan."

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Local black Muslim leader sounds off Jamal Muhammad made whites 'comfortable' By Kris Reed The Metropolitan

You've heard of HIV, but have you heard of HBV? Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is transmitted many of the same ways as HIV and is 100 times more contagious. 90% of acute HBV infection occurs in young adufts. But there is good news, there is an immunization! The Student Health Center at Auraria is offering Hepatitis B vaccination at great!Y reduced prices!

How much'?'?? • $35.00 per injection (compared to community costs of $45.00 or more)

Vaccination is recommended for: • Health care workers (people handling blood or blood products, needles. working with the developmental!Y disabled or injecting drug users). or students in health care training. • Persons who have had more than one sex partner in 6 months. • Men who have sex with men. • Students from high!Y endemic areas, particular!Y Southeast Asia and Africa, China. the Philippines, Haiti and Eastern Europe. • Students whose parents/grandparents were born in Asia, Africa, Alaska. the Paciqc Islands, Brazil, northern Canadian provinces and southern Greenlan<;J. • International travelers to areas of high endemicio/ (Africa, Alaska. Brazil. the Northern Provinces of Canada, the Pacific Islands. Southeast Asia. and Southern Greenland). • Students who have used injectable drugs. • Students who receive blood products on a freq_uent basis.

Jamal Muhammad, leader of Denver's chapter of The Nation Of Islam, repudiated the notion that it is a hate group and tried to make white people who attended the lecture feel comfortable. "He tried to make the white people feel comfortable by telling jokes and playing down his organization's racist image," said one student who wished to remain anonymous. Muhamm a d offered his insights Student at a Act iv iti e s-sponsored lecture Sept. 24 on The Rise Of Islam and African Americans. He also talked about the beliefs of black Muslims. Muhammad's lec'ture, attended by approximately 30 people of several ethnicities, was interrupted several times by laughter. It received almost unanimous applause at the end, even though Muhammad risked offending some. One asked about the connotations of the Nation Of Islam's flag - a ~aised, closed black fist. "Black people are angry and tough," Muhammad responded. "Yes, we want power. We're tired of you having all the power. "If that scares you, I'm sorry. "When I refer to white people as you, I'm not talking about you specifically. I realize that you may ·not be racist, but

your ancestors did oppress black people," he said to white people in the audience. People who wanted to hear more about the Nation were also invited to the Oct. 1 speech that featured Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan at McNichols Arena, No one would be shunned at the event, he said. "As long as you pay the $10, I don't care if you're black, white or green," Muhammad said. "You won't be made to feel uncomfortable or awkward. You' ll be treated just like everyone else." Muhammad's speech outlined the history of Islam in black America and some of the theo1o gical tenets underlying the Nation Of Islam, a religion built on ideas from Marcus Garvey's "Back to Africa" movement and the traditional Islamic faith. Muhammad also emphasized his belief that African American people are the chosen people of God. "We believe that Elijah Muhammad was a prophet sent to us by God. Just as Moses led the Jews to the promised land, so the prophet will lead Africall" Americans out of oppression and into the promised land," Muhammad said. "There is a scripture in the Koran that says God's chosen would come out of 400 years of oppression," he said. "I challenge you to find another group of people anywhere in the world that have suffered the way African Americans have suffered and have met this qualification."

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Faculty, students connect . during Friday coffee house rap sessions By Rob Larimer The Metropolitan

Every Friday, Metro's faculty and students get their gears turning at The Daily Grind. The deli and coffee shop, located in the Tivoli, is host of Faculty Upside Down, a discussion forum for students and faculty. The session runs from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and is coordinated by Metro Student Activities. Daryl Jackson, marketing assistant for Student Activities, said Faculty Upside Down gives students a chance to chat with Metro instructors in an informal setting. "Students get the chance to see that their teachers are not just bookworms," said Metro economics Professor Mohammed Akacem. "For instance, I'm a Python groupie. I love Monty Python movies." Monty Python aside, Akacem spoke Sept. 26 with students and other teachers about the quality of education at Metro and other colleges and universities. He questioned whether an education from a university with high admission standards is equal to one from a school with open enrollment, such as Metro. Metro's entrance standards aren't as rigid

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as those at other institutions, such as University of Colorado at Boulder. Another Metro faculty member argued that the educational possibilities are the same at Metro, but what students achieve depends on their efforts and desires. "Some kids are here for a degree, not an education," she said. Travis Ketchel, a Metro student who attended CU Boulder for one year, agreed. He said some students at Metro are really serious about their education and some aren't. Jackson said that professors from several departments have been invited to discuss current events, their hobbies, travels and interests at the forums since last spring. He said the largest turnout for the forum was when Metro African American Studies Professor Obidike Kamau read his poetry. He invited a couple of his classes, and so many showed up that the meeting had to be moved to SIGI's arcade and billiards hall, which seats more people. Still, Jackson said not too many students know about Faculty Upside Down. Student Activities is looking into new ways to advertise. Right now, the featured faculty members usually circulate fliers.

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"I have people on my staff that did not get a raise (this year), and believe me, they deserved one," Jones said. "My hands are tied, I can do nothing." Classified employees in Colorado receive raises according to their seniority, and a "salary survey," which compares state salaries with similar jobs in the private job market. This will be unaffected by the new pay-for-performance system, Jones said. Last year 65.3 percent of Metro's classified staff received salary-survey increases, according to Kaplan's e-mail. ·

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Students who are still in school and are asked to repay loans should see the registrar or a financial aid counselor. Both offices have software that will show the student's deferment status. The clearing house also provides a confirmation report to the school noting

the information it received. The clearing house also has a Web site (http://www.nslc.org) to answer most questions about student loans and deferments. Customer service representatives can be reached at (703) 742-7791. Students should not throw away billing notices or wait to address them.

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For too long, students had to pay the price for dropping a class. The college has decided to give students the power to shop for classes like a consumer without losing News: Metro is money. A great move. changing its poliMany classes listed in Metro's cy on refunds for Schedule of Classes have "staff' dropped classes. under the instructor heading. When the identity of the instructor is Views: Students revealed some students realize on will benefit from the first day of classes that they a business don't like the professor, don't like decision. the class or just can't fit the class into their schedule. But this realization costs money. In spring 1998, Metro's policy will be to give a full refund for classes dropped within seven days of the start of a semester. There will be no $50 withdrawal fee, and students will be ensured a full refund for the class and any fees.

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The college might lose up to $40,000 per year with the new policy but is willing to risk the loss to keep students who might look to ~end their tuition dollars at a school with a friendlier refund policy. The school gets some 100 tuition appeals each semester from disgruntled customers tired of being penalized for exercising rights students at other schools don 't have to pay for. And risking the loss of JOO students would cost far more than the $40,000 it will cost to do the right thing. Before the administration has a chance to tout its enlightened new policy and pat itself on the back, realize that it was, as always, a business decision. "My guidelines (in creating this policy) were to try to keep as much of the revenues to the school as I could," said Tim Greene, associate vice president of Human Resources and Finance. As with any solid business decision, the bottom line is all that matters. It just so happens that for once, this bottom line also will help students.

"Go ahead ... park your car."

Yight for rour dright to frink Old enough to go to war, but not old enough to drink a beer. This is the oldest argument against the law that makes it is illegal for people under the age of 21 to buy alcohol. It is also the best. While the government is willing to risk a young man or woman's life in a far-off country, it is not willing to give those same people the opportunity to throw down a few cold ones. Absurd?

Absolutely. You can drive a tank, but you can't get tanked. A Colorado state representative has decided to do something about this. Rep. Ron Tupa, D-Boulder, wants to introduce a bill during the next legislative session that would push the legal age back to 18 for consuming and purchasing alcohol. Good for him. It is time the government decides what is a minor and what is an adult. An 18-year-old can sign legal contracts, can be charged for crimes as an adult and if male, has to register for the draft On the other hand, he (or she) is a mihor and forbidden to enter ~'adult" establishments. For argument's sake, let's pretend you are 20 years old, and you go on a drunken rampage. Not only will you be charged as an adult for the mayhem l ... -

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and destruction you cause, you will also receive a minor-inpossession-of-alcohol ticket. Seem fair? No. You are either a drunken, crazed adult or a drunken crazed minor. (Not that I am advocating getting drunk and crazy. But every once in a while, what the hell?) An 18-year-old should have the same opportunity as other adults to get wasted and act like a complete child. It is the American way. Here in a college setting, it only becomes more obvious what a joke the law is. Why can one person celebrate the end of finals with a beer, while another can't? Because of a birthday? Ridiculous. I know you have to draw the line somewhere. But draw it all the way across. Don't tell someone they are a minor in one instance and an adult in another. People in that age group are confused enough already. If Tupa's bill is going to have any chance, it must start with the colleges. This college must show that its passion for alcohol is unmatched. After all, our student union was once a brewery. Support the drive to bring alcohol to all of the adults. Travis Henry is a Metro student and a columnist for The Metropolitan

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Parking ~acket bites students Extortion is as rampant as ever here at Auraria, and as usual, students are the victims. I'm speaking of the organized crime family called Parking and Transportation Dave Flomberg Services. You know, Jive those people that say they'll protect your car for $2 a day. If you don't pay up, you'll find your car kidnapped and held for ransom at a barbed-wire compound a few blocks from campus. I had a chat with Dave Berry, the office manager for parking services. He said that there are about 6,300 parking spaces on this campus, used by about I 0,000 cars a day. According to my figures, the average price for one of these spaces is about $1.58. To me, that means that parking is generating at least $16,800 a day in revenue for Auraria or around $1.2 million a semester. And who's monitoring your parking? Berry, or second Don for the family, said that parking services employs "a little more than 50 people ... (about 30 of which) are hourly students." Turncoats !! Benedict Arnolds!! Anyway, at an average of $5.83 per hour and 25 hours a week, more than $5,000 a week is being paid to these traitors. Figure in the rest of the middle and upper management positions, and that number soars to around $12,000 a week, or $180,000 a semester. Nice numbers racket, no? So why not take the bus? Well, I live too far off the bus route to make it worthwhile, as I'm sure many students might. But, hey, I still pay for students to use the bus. So here's what I propose. Charge each student who drives a fee of $30 a semester, allowing the~ to waive the bus pass fee. That should raise a minimum of $500,000. Cut the parking staff to 20 people- 15 hourly, three administrative positions and two managers. Trim that fat like Oprah on a good week. If you're not paying a fee every time you park, that means you aren't paying some unhappy sop to sit there and take your money while blaming you for his sad state of existence. Under my plan, everyone will get a sticker for their car, allowing them to park anywhere. The only people who will get towed are the ones who deserve to, not the students. As students, we pay way too much in tuition and other inane fees to have to throw $2 a day into Auraria's back pocket. I'm tired of feeling like Marv Albert's dinner guest every time I come to this campus, as I'm sure most of y9u are.

Dave Flomberg is a Metro student and a columnist for Tiu Metropolitan

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Letter makes Editor, While the prepared material within the presentation Is An Apology For Slavery Enough? was deemed "very informative" by a University of Colorado at Denver student in the Sept. 19 edition of your paper, her personal observations accentuated the need for black reparations far more effectively than any delivery from a podium ever could have. Dr. K.amau, the professor accused for the "tone that the discussion was allowed to take," points out in his address on reparations titled The Third Phase that the etymological root of the word reparation is "repair." While the process of attaining reparations includes monetary compensation, the ultimate objective is to "repair" the wrongs that have .b een acted out against said people. The process of enslaving and maintaining that enslavement for a prolonged period of time necessitated the systematic and deliberate instillation of an attitude of division between races. This attitude assumed a life of its own in the guise of Jim Crow laws and the Ku Klux Klan; however, pervasive and extensive damage is still being done within the subtle distinctions and misunderstandings drawn by everyday, ordinary, well-intentioned persons. I was the only white person in the room when the "young black woman"

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referred to in the article unleashed her usual heartfelt exuberance: I have never felt the need to consider the intense verbal debate the class occasionally engages in as anything more than the expression of committed belief. Even in· the midst of strong opposing opinion, I have never been denied the chance to express my opinion, and it has never occurred to me, even remotely, to fear any one of the participants. Emotional issues draw emotional responses, and fear often surfaces from pre-conceived notions. I have five children and at times they come to me expressing a genuine fear of the dark. Upon careful investigation and verbal reasoning, we come to the conclusion that their fear is a perception and not a reality. This process does much to repair the misconceptions from which their apprehensions originated. In the same class meeting, a young Asian American woman felt compelled to articulate upon that characteristic of Dr. Kamau that becomes obvious to anyone who takes the time to get to know him. She compared him to a still pool of wisdom; available to nourish and quench the thirst of anyone who wishes to partake. Dr. Kamau is an educator of the highest order. He listens unconditionally and sincerely to any speaker, even when he ardently disagrees. It is his job to promote the thought

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for repair process, not to police it. Had it been a white man saying that all the blacks should still be enslaved and inviting everyone over to the next KKK meeting, Dr. K.amau would most likely have listened quietly and not lowered himself to that person's level by trying to respond intelligently to such a remark. It's interesting how angry someone can become over 20 minutes of sincerely perceived racism. How much angrier might one become if the time frame constituted over 200 years? Making the assertion that multiculturalism should be discontinued because of a personal misunderstanding is as irrational as the assumption that a limited number of whites, acting sometimes from a humanitarian agenda and sometimes from economic and political motives, should stand as the redeeming factor in an abhorrent institution which was initiated and propagated by the white race. The UCD student stated, "let us not forget that the slaves did not free themselves." On the contrary, as a race, let us not glorify the kidnappers for finally releasing the brutalized, dehumanized victims, they had no right taking in the first place.

Vonda Knox Metro Student

Student says 'yes' to The Ride Editor, Without bring up the sordid details of Travis Henry's last few columns, I would just like to add a few more positive points supporting the student bus pass and the Guide the Ride campaign. Because Auraria Campus students commute, they add to two-thirds of the particulate pollution that causes the "brown cloud." To improve air quality and restore the beautiful mountain view we see going to campus each day, we need alternatives to

cars and this mess we call parking. Guide the Ride is a comprehensive campaign system of expanded light rail and bus service that gives students the options that help to safeguard student health, improve air quality, and help alleviate congestion in traffic and the parking lots. I'm voting yes on 4-A this November.

Karen Bries Metro student

Coverage fails to get to the 'heart' Editor, I am writing this letter in response to Chris Petersen's degrading article about our volleyball team ("Volleyball falls asleep at home," The Metropolitan, Sept. I 9, 1997). I was appalled to be called complacent and narcoleptic by a newspaper that should be supporting our school's athletic events. Our team has done many great things so far this season, and I don't agree that for our first disappointing loss that you.could say that we are "a young, inexperienced team that, despite its impressive start and national ranking is still very beatable."

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How are we supposed to get attendance at our athletic events when our home newspaper is making such derogatory comments concerning our playing ability? I hope that in the future before writing such an unprofessional article you should actually research the heart and dedication that we put into our sport.

Laurie Anderson Co-captain, Metro volleyball team

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By Kendra Nachtrieb The Metropolitan Setting goals and self-empowennent, with a bit of kung fu thrown in, were the themes of the day, Sept. 30, at one of the "Nooners" sessions. The session, called Body Safe: Strength and Female Empowerment, was designed to teach attendees about having and achieving goals. Molly Lynch, assistant instructor at the Body Balance Fitness Center, taught

the session. She asked the group to describe their goals. When no one answered right away, she told the group that her personal goal was to lose another 15 pounds. She said that people needed to have short tenn goals to give them a sense of accomplishment. But there are many obstacles to reaching these goals, Lynch said. Lynch emphasized the need for women to take charge of their own lives. "From today on out, you will think of selfish as a

good word," she said, "No one was put on this earth to make you happy but you." She also taught the group several kung fu moves. Lynch believes kung fu is an ideal way to overcome obstacles. The group learned moves such as making a fist, punching using the body, front-leg-snap kicks, and side-kicks. "Most women never hit on a target or punch bag, and when they do, they don't realize how much power they really have," she said. Lynch also emphasized the need for

women to spend more time on themselves. She said that out of 168 hours a week, most people sleep for 56 hours and eat for 21 hours. This means 91 hours of a week is taken up by habits. "You need to allow some time to yourself," she said, "otherwise you won't be good to anyone else." Lynch said that the internal and external aspects of oneself go hand in hand. The body is the vehicle through which we achieve our goals, she said, and that it's easier to do this them if we're healthy.

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When you hear about music hotspots, Denver may not be the first city that pops into your mind. But local ska band The Redemptions are ready to change that. The band described their music as 50s and 60s flavored rock 'n' roll with a lot of Jamaican influence. The Redemptions - Joaquin Liebert, lead vocals and guitar; Leon Roybal, guitar; lim Rogers, backing vocalist; Mark White, drums; Jon Iverson, keyboards and Nick Anderson, bass - are all current or

fonner Metro students. Rogers graduated last year. So what makes The Redemptions different than other ska bands? It could be the lyrics. Liebert says their words transcend the usual beer-andchicks theme ska is known for. Members of The Redemptions have been building the band's reputation through

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their concerts. Liebert said their shows are energetic and full of surprises. But he says sometimes performing isn't enough, you have to aggressively promote yourself to succeed. "You definitely have to sell yourself, you can't just play music," Liebert said. "We 're the

definitive do-it-yourself band." Liebert is excited about the Denver music scene. "It's growing. There's finally something for everyone," he said. The band chose its name because ''bad things kept happening, and we kept rising from the ashes," Liebert said, adding that the band is comprised of one-time troublemakers, trying to clean up their act. While most of the band try to juggle school and practice, Liebert is looking to the future. He would eventually like to make The Redemptions a full-time job. The band plans to make a CD soon. lbey have two upcoming live shows Oct. 18 at Area 39 and Oct. 23 at the Hornet.

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Crash and burn with.new Imax flick ~Ryan Bachman Metropolitan The science, history and thrills of flight are the subject of a new IMAX film opening up this week. The Magic of Flight looks at humanity's attempts to take to the air, all the way from the earliest planes to today. The film, showing at the Denver Museum of Natural History through March 12, begins with early flight attempts and the eventual successful flight of the Wright Brothers in 1903. The film then steers to more modem aviation, including the high-performance jets of the military. A highlight of The Magic of Flight is the footage of the Navy's Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron. It shows a .Blue Angels practice session where pilots repeat and redefine technical maneuvers of their F/A-18 aircraft. For a pilot, an error of even one-eighth of an inch might prove to be the difference between flight and freefall. "Everything has to be very precise and very deliberate because there is no room for mistakes," said Blue Angels pilot Scott Anderson. "It's not just sitting in a seat pushing buttons and moving a stick around. It's a very high-speed, unforgiving environment." "While our Blue Jets (F/A-18

Hornets) can reach speeds of almost l,400 The maneuvers demonstrated by both mph, we keep it below the sound barrier," the Blue Angels, and Tucker and Wagstaff said Blue Angel pilot John Kirby. "The are physically challenging. Viewers get a fastest we go is 700 mph and the good look at how they train their bodies to slowest is about 150 mph." adapt to gravitational stress. The Magic of Flight also fea"I don't wear a G-suit because, tures interviews with champion unlike combat flying, I know precisely when and how each G-force experiJ aerobatics pilots Sean Tucker and Patty Wagstaff, the first winner of ence will occur," Kirby said. ) the aerobatics award for excel"By anticipating, I路can combat lence. the effects of 'G' by doing "When I was l 0 years old, I the 'Hook Maneuver'' - contold my parents I wanted to be an tracting the muscles of my airline pilot," Wagstaff said. stomach and neck." "And they patted me on the back The IMAX is particuand smiled and said, 'Patty, girls larly appropriate for don't become pilots.'" this film, because the Tucker is purely driven by the four-story-high thrill of flight. screen makes the "If I could take every one in flight footage even the audience up with me to more dramatic. The experience the crushing power viewer gets to see of an eight G-force pull-up, flight, weather, the heady feel of weightspinning, landing, gliding lessness and the intoxicating pressure of up close, as negative G-forces well as a that tug at all simulated, corners of conout-of-consciousness, I'd trol nose photo courtesy MacFiIUvray Freeman Films do it in an dive. instant," she said G-FORCE CIRCULATION: Blue Angels pllot Ryan Scholl contorts his face. This flexes muscles to keep the blood flowing to his brain and prevents him from blacking out. in the film.

Columbian visit enriched Metro Fulbright professor By Judy Bandstra The Metropolitan

Oneida Meranto slipped quietly out the back door of the museum and strolled down the boulevara toward the plaza. The musty aroma of formaldehyde from the museum lingered in her nostrils. On street comers she saw people, old and young, begging for any food or money that might fall their way. Young boys lurked in the shadows, looking as if they meant to do her harm. Cars packed the street and bumped slowly along the poorly maintained p~vement. When she reached the plaza, she sat and quietly observed. Oneida Meranto This was the Colombia she had come to see, real people interacting in the real world. Meranto, an assistant professor of political science at Metro, studied in Colombia last summer with 11 other U.S. academics. They were attending a monthlong series of seminars sponsored by the Fulbright Fellowship. The Colombian government hosted the conference, setting up meetings, lectures and field trips for the group. . Most of her scheduled interactions were with professors and administrators

from universities around the country. Colombian scholars presented daily lectures and panel discussions, which proved to be very informative, Meranto said. During a lecture on ethnic diversity, Meranto said she was amazed to learn that the Colombian government intends to give land back to Indians and blacks, and is putting these land guarantees in its Constitution. "In a country that is supposedly less developed than us, that seems fairly progressive, regardless of whether they are capable of implementing it or not," she said. But she added the new emphasis on equality by Colombia's government hasn't translated into significant changes in public policy. In Colombia's ethnically diverse society, political tensions seem to overshadow social tensions, Meranto said. One of her goals for the trip was to experience Colombia for herself, to learn about the country from Colombians. Meranto supplemented lectures with firsthand experience, learning about public policy and political culture from those directly affected by it. With a grueling nine hours of scheduled seminars and meetings each day, she had little time to interact with others. But when the opportunity presented itself, she took it. Once, she sneaked off under the pretense of finding a restroom and "took a lit-

the trash problem. He told her that the city tie side trip" for about an hour. As the group traveled around路 the has no definitive trash removal policy but country, she talked to business people and instead waits for rains to wash the refuse into the ocean. workers in coffee coMuch of what she ops and a silk factory. learned on the trip will At each stop, she took every opportunity be used to supplement There was trash classroom instruction, to learn about the politeverywhere in ical realities of she said. Colombia. She will also write the poor and present a paper on She was so tenaColombian land return cious in her search for neighborhoods, guarantees and the information that she while the rich new Constitution next was commended by spring, when Metro her colleagues for askneighborhoods hosts the National ing the questions that appeared to be Conference on Race no one else would ask. She also experiand Ethnicity in clean and liter American Higher enced daily Colombian life in other, less fortuEducation. free. nate ways. Bogota, the Meranto teaches Native American policapital city, has a reputics, Latin American tation for having the highest crime rate in the world, and when Politics and American politics. She is also Meranto returned from one of her excur- the faculty advisor for two Metro clubs, sions there, she found her pocket had been the Metro American Indian Student Empowerment and Students for Social and lightened by $60. She also saw evidence of some of the Economic Justice. Her summer trip wasn't the first time extreme class disparities in Colombia. When the group arrived in Barranquilla, a she's traveled to broaden her horizons. In 1995, she went to the Middle East coastal city with a high poverty rate, she was taken back by the filth. There was on a Malone Fellowship for two weeks. trash everywhere in the poor neighbor- She also has been to Cuba, Libya and hoods, while the rich neighborhoods Central America to do research. This summer, she plans to teach a appeared to be clean and litter free. Meranto asked a local official about class on Central America.

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CINEMATIC EXCELLENCE: The Dalal Lama, played by Jamyang Wangchuk, meets Heinrich Harrer, played by Brad Pitt, and Is amazed by his yellow hair. asks him to refrain from looking for his young son if he ever. returns to Austria. After two years in prison, he escapes with his party, and splits off in his own direction. Eventually, he is reunited with another member of the expedition, Peter Aufschnaiter, played by David Thewlis. The two head toward Lhasa, the holy center of Tibet, where he meets and eventually befriends the spiritual leader of the country, the Dalai Lama, played by Jamyang Wangchuk. Pitt demonstrates a new level of maturity as an actor in this film. It's a role

where he doesn't shoot anybody and doesn't get the girl. Parallels between mountain climbing and Buddhism are drawn across the film. Harrer's path to the peak is eventually replaced by a search for the path to enlightenment. While the spiritual rhetoric becomes heavy-handed at times, it adds a colorful dimension to the story. John Williams, the master of the movie score, composed the music for the film. The score underscores the scenery masterfully, as s..yeeping panoramic mountain shots give way to the brilliant colors

and shapes of an ancient oriental culture buried within a lush valley. Pitt brings immense depth to Harrer's character and should definitely gamer an Oscar nomination. The real-life Dalai Lama's sister portrays his mother on the screen. Jetsun Perna may have found a new calling as an actress, as she seems very comfortable portraying her mother. Seven Years In Tibet has it all - great cinematography, good acting, and beautiful art, woven around a story that is simply epic.

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You know you're in Texas when the porch swing perpetually swings, cricket sonatas dominate the nightlife, an ancient tree in the front yard provides the best darn shade on the block and spit-shined floors are slicker than snot. Goodnight, Texas, written and directed by Terry Dodd, chronicles one day in the life of Coleen, played by Luanne Nunes, who is leaving Texas for Seattle after divorcing her husban~. Brad. The action takes place on her last day in Texas. Coleen and her friend Kristin, played by Amie MacKenzie, have a garage sale, trying to get rid of the last keepsakes of her marriage. Brad, played by Michael Katt, shows up for a final visit and is outraged that his possessions are being sold. He pulls a gun on Coleen and retreats when he sees her though the gun's sight. Coleen has been seeing Sweet Pea, played by Eric Hansen, on the side. He spends much of the play hanging around her house, trying to deal with her departure. Kristin has a fairly dismal home life, and Coleen tries to talk her into moving to Seattle with her. But Kristin's life is in Texas, and it finds new meaning when she meets her handsome neighbor Alec, played by Yanis Kalnins. The play, written in 1986 by Dodd, for the Denver Center Theater Company,

stands out because of the writing. While day-in-the-life i:iarrative structure is not unique, Dodd's unique humor and creative use of subtext are what make the play work. The humor is very down to earth very Texas - and the dialogue is intriguing, exploring the full range of human emotions. The bonds between the play's characters are well explicated by the dialogue. The audience becomes e'ngrossed by Kristin and Coleen's friendship, and the tension between Kristin and Alec in the second act. The Lone Star State made its presence known in every aspect of this production. The stage seemed to reek of humidity. The sombrero-laden donkey lawn ornament and the other garage sale items that were picked up on weekend trips to Tijuana made the set look like a typical Texas home. Goodnight, Texas will hopefully see many more good nights in Denver.

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Metro spikes U CCS Volleyball team rips through foes, No. 4 Regis lurking 3 games ahead By Chris A. Petersen The Metropolitan

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I hear it all the time. People talking about sports and getting themselves worked up into a blather. " Professional athletes make too much Kyle Ringo money," some say. "These overpaid jerks don't care about the game or its history," others babble. "It's all about the bucks, and screw the fans," is a common contention. I say these people are whiners, crybabies and voyeuristic double-talkers. Now please shut up because you don't really mean it, especially not on this campus. Hardly anybody showed up for the Metro volleyball team's match Sept. 30 at the Auraria Events Center. Unless you count the handful of rugby players, who just might have managed to make up for all the empty seats with their rowdiness. And these guys say I never give them any ink. The usual sprinkling of parents, friends, members of other Metro sports teams and the faithful lot of Metro cheerleaders also attended. But you, the students, stayed away. I know, I know, you had homework to do. Or maybe you had to go to work, which to me is one of few valid excuses for not showing up once in awhile. Some students have families to get home to and take care of. I would only ask these people, why not bring the family to a game? There are hoards· of Metro students losing brain cells on Friday and Saturday nights in downtown bars only a few blocks away, but they refuse to come over and watch a game. I'll bet Metro's mothers and fathers, workers, studiers and partiers would be going out of their way to get to an Avalanche or Broncos game if they were handed a pair of tickets. And that is the dilemma the school's athletic department faces, how to compete with four professional sports franchises (yes, I'm counting the Nuggets). Not for money - any Metro student gets into any Metro game free but for support. Metro athletics director William

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Helman recognizes there is a problem. "A commuter school is a tougher sell," Helman said. It makes it much tougher when the Student Government Assembly spends its time worrying about the name of the institution, and not the people in it. But, Helman said he has received some positive signs from this particular SGA. Metro President Sheila Kaplan hardly shows up. either. "It takes winning first, I'm afraid." Helman said. But why should winning matter? I'm not convinced. It's not winning and losing I see people grinding their teeth over although plenty of that happens. Everybody seems to be worried about the integrity in sports and the money. If that's true, then it makes no sense not to go to where the integrity is - plus it's free. Metro's student-athletes and others from rival schools play because they love to. And they play hard. That's what you're after, right? Metro's sports information director Mark Cicero has it right. "It's an unfortunate situation because (the athletes) are busting their butts for the love of the sport," Cicero said. Given all the high talk about the lowlifes in pro sports, one might think the Auraria Events Center, which seats 3,000, would be sold out every night. But it's just the opposite. You like rooting for the "overpaid." You like rooting for the guy who smiles when he asks for $15 for an autograph. Yo~ like rooting for the team whose owner has blackmailed you. You like to jeer at the guy who beat up his girlfriend, or was arrested for drunk driving, or spit in the umpires face, or... You like it, so admit it and quit talking out of both sides of your mouth. If any of you mean what you say, then I say you check out a Metro game. Soccer is big with kids, so take yours to a game. Starting Oct. JO, there will actually be home games. Bring a date to a volleyball match or a basketball game before going across Speer Boulevard for a beer. You are paying $18 a semester lo support these teams, so go check out what you pay for.

The No. 13-ranked Metro women's volleyball team knocked off Colorado College Sept. 30 in three games to tally its fourth-straight sweep and boost its record to 13-4, (6-l conference). The Roadrunners are back on track after stumbling against Hawaii-Hilq and Southern Colorado and seem to be skating toward an Oct. l 0 showdown at Auraria Events Center against No. 4 ranked Regis, which leads the Eastern Division of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference at 15-1, 7-0. "Our confidence is really building," coach Joan McDermott said. Metro dominated throughout the Colorado College match even though it was missing one of its best players. Freshman Michelle Edwards was sidelined with a possible stress fracture in her leg. "We decided to rest Edwards instead of taking a chance of making the problem worse before the Regis match," McDermott said. It might as well have been a scrimmage for the Roadrunners, who made easy work of the Tigers, allowing only six points before running up the score to take the first game 15-6. McDermott took advantage of the easy time the Roadrunners were having to give her entire lineup playing time. "We were trying to give everyone some time," she said. "They handled it very well." Game 2 followed form, and the Roadrunners' hitters pancaked the Tigers with powerful blasts off sharp assists from senior Laurie Anderson. Colorado College offered little resistance as the Roadrunners won the first eight points of the game. The nearly flawless attack kept Metro from slipping into the second-game woes

that have plagued the team this season. The Roadrunners took the second game 15-2. The right arm of Audra Littou is a lethal weapon on the volleyball court. Littou stepped up her game in the absence of Edwards to lead the Roadrunners with 17 kills out of 29 attack attempts. Littou looked as if she were at target practice, picking apart the Tigers' defense at will. Colorado College managed a few feeble digs against Littou, only to have her slam the ball back for a kill. The Tigers, it seemed, would have been no worse off if they had spotted the Roadrunners the lead as quickly as the points were piling up in game 3. The Roadrunners mercifully sent them on their way 15-5. Metro's biggest challenge before the showdown with Regis might be its match with rival Nebraska-Kearney in Nebraska. Kearney holds the fifth spot in the Eastern Division, but despite its slow start, McDermott stills sees the Lopers as a legitimate threat. "Kearney on the road is always a tough match," she said. " There is always a big crowd, which makes it tough to play. (Kearney) lost early in the season but have really improved since then." After Kearney, Metro faces two bottom-of-the-barrel teams in Fort Hays State Oct. 4 and Chadron State Oct. 9, who occupy the last two places in the division. Metro could go into the Regis match riding an eight-game winning streak. Although it's still three matches away, McDermott and the team can't help but look ahead to Regis, which might prove to be the defining match of a season already equal to the last. Metro's victory over Colorado College gives the team 13 wins, matching last season's total. McDermott is confident but expects a tough road ahead. "Regis is solid," she said." ft should be a good match."

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Despite winning its only game of the week 3-0 over St Cloud State Sept. 27, the Metro women's soccer team fell from its lofty perch at No. 8 in the nation to No. 21. The Roadrunners plummeted 13 places in the polls because of two losses Sept. 19 and 21 that voters might not have been aware. of in voting for the previous weeks' poll. Metro also lost ground in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, and is now holding second place behind Mesa State. Goalies Jennifer Pierce, Carol Yarcho and Nicole Scully combined to shutout St. Cloud. Sophomore Kari Pierce started the scoring on a pass from Tarena O'Neill three minutes into the game. Junior Katie Pierce found the net eight minutes later on a pa5s from Dawn Mitchell, and O'Neill finished off the barrage with an unassisted goal late in the first half. O'Neill's effort tied her with Gail Gaumond for the team lead in points at nine.

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The first frost of the season has yet to arrive, and already things are snowballing for the Metro men 's soccer team. The Roadrunners dropped their third consecutive conference game Sept. 30 to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 2-1 . Metro has lost its spot in the national top-25 and still must beat some tough competition to keep its hopes of competing for a conference title alive. Juan Jimenez scored his first goal of the season on a pass from Brett Manning at 17:43. The Roadrunners led at hidftime. The Gold won the game on a indirect-free kick and a penalty kick in the second half. UCCS outshot Metro 10-2 in the game and 4-1 in the second half. Sophomore Zach Loescher made 12 saves in his first start of the season in goal for Metro.

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Sports briefs 851 night at Auraria Friday Oct. 1O at the Auraria . Events Center.

The Metro athletic department is issuing a challenge to all Metro students to break the volleyball attendance record of 850, which was set three years ago with a similar promotion. Metro will play rival Regis University. The Rangers are ranked No.4

in the nation while the Roadrunners are No. 13.

On the move Former Metro Sports Information Director Dan Smith, who left the post Aug. 12 to become assistant commission· er of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, has made another move. Smith accepted the position of sports director at Loyola information Marymount College in California where former Metro men's basketball coach Charles Bradley now coaches. Bradley left Metro for Loyola in March.

D no e e to help infertile women

Center for Reproductive Medicine University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Woman~ Joumey:

Our Individual and Collective Experiences as Women Open to new members through Oct. 8 Wednesdays: 2:00-3:30 P.M. Oct. l-Nov.19 I

New Students Drop-In Brown-bag Lunch Thursdays: ll:00-12:00 P.M. Oct. 2-0ct. 30 CN 203 Lesbian/Bisexual Women's Lunch Hour Fridays: 12:00-lJOP.M. BeginsOct.17

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Initial qualifications: Female, preferably ages 19-30 and in good health. An interview and examination will determine eligibility.

Fall 1997 Groups •Seminars * Workshops .

Maria Chavez, R.N., Egg Donor Nurse Coordinator Bradley Hurst. M.D., IVF Director.

f« more information please call:

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Enhancing Self-Esteem, Motivation, and Personal Effectiveness Mondays: 2:00-3: JO P.M. Oct. 6-Nov. 3 Assertive Communication Mondays: 3:104:00P.M. Oct. 6-0ct. 13

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Celebrate Diversity: A Process Group for Multicultural Women Mondays: 11:30-1:00 P.M. Oct. 6-Nov.10

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Living accommodations wit4/~miilies in Guadalajara, all meals prouiditJ/ Special Mexican life and culture series with weekly field trips to arc~gical .-.'"'""~··__., sites and points of historic interest '.\;~~~.'""'""";;;.;~1"..Tours to Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta and other historic cities and resort area.s Financial Assistance is available for those who meet financial aUi qualifications

I!lt6RMi\'l'I6!1 M"f!"f!'l'IVG Date: Thursday, October 9, 1997 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Place:Plaza Building, Room 329

Test and Moth Anxiety Workshop Tuesdays: 2:00-3:00 P.M. Nov. 4 CN 203

lnJersedion ofthe "ISMS" Nov. 5 Trvoli Sigi's Cabaret

Wednesdays: 3:00-4:30 P.M.

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609 Main St., PO Box 193, Sistersville, WV 26175. The Humane Society of Boulder Valley has intern and volunteer opportunities for college students. As part of the volunteer team, you can play with lots of dogs and cats. It's better than having a pet. 2323 55th St., Boulder. 4424030.

Art Show: The Artist and the Quilt, Center for the Visual Arts, 1701 Wazee St. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m,, Friday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Juried exhibition of the Front Range Contemporary Quilters, featuring approximately 40 works by professional quilters.

WINGS: Programs and services for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. 238-8660 or 1-800-373-8671.

Women's Rugby: Colorado Chaos Women's Rugby Club needs a few good women to play. Practices are Wednesdays and Fridays, 6:30 p.m. at Polasky Park in Cherry Creek. Call Robin or Alivia 355-2472 or 490-4697.

Musicians Needed: Metro is seelting flute, double reeds, trumpet, French horn, low brass and percussion musicians to play in the Metro Community Concert Band. All ages welcome. Rehearsals 7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Auraria Campus Arts Building Room 295. 556-3180.

The PROS: Public Relations Organization of Students is looking for new members. Meetings are the first Wednesday of every month, 6 p.m. at the Denyer Press Club, 1330 Glenarm. 329-3211.

FRI. OCT.

Rugby: Metro State Rugby Football is seeking "a few good men" for Division I. Practices are Tuesday and Thursday, 4-6 p.m. near North Classroom. Call Howard, 620-9913. A.A. Meetings: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11-11 :45 a.m. at 1020 9th Street Park. Call Billi, 556-3878. Also Tuesdays ~d Thursdays at noon, Auraria Library Room 205. 556-2525. Poems wanted: Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum Inc. is offering $500 in its new Awards of Poetic Excellence poetry contest. Poets may enter one poem, 20 lines, on any subject, any style. Contest closes Nov. 30. Send submissions to Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum, Dept. L,

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SAT. OCT.

Eight Weeks to Optimum Health: Educational J"orum on Dr. Andrew Weil's book, presented by Christine Harris, psychotherapist. 7:30 p.m. Metro-Denver Baha' i Center, 225 E. Bayaud Ave. 798-4319 or 3228997. http://www.bahai.org.

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for sound critical analytical and integrative thinking skills through examination of contemporary social moral and ethical problems. Noon- I :20 p.m., Central Classroom 203. 5563132. Distinguished Lecture Series: Reclaiming Our Health, by John Robbins, author and son of Baskin-Robins Ice Cream founder, 7 p.m., Tivoli Tumhalle. Nooners: Mind and Body Strength Equals life Force, tai chi by Shifu Christopher Clark. 12:30-1:30 p.m., Tivoli Room 329.

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THURS. OCT.

Anger, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: focus on the dynamics of anger management. 1-2:20 -p.m., Central Classroom 203. 5563132. Meets through Oct. 30. Rap Session: Middle Eas(ern Politics, by Dr. Akbarali Thobhani, director and professor of International and Intercultural Studies. 2-3:30 p.m., Tivoli Room 329 A, B, C.

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The 1997-98 .Distinguished Professor, Ms. Cherrie Moraga e inaugural recipient of the Distinguished Professorship, Ms. Cherrie oraga, is an award-winning playwright, poet, and essayist whose career xemplifies bold contributions to Chicana/ o culture. A prolific author, Ms. Moraga has written or co-edited eight books, including the landmark This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, recipient of a 1986 American Book Award. Her play Shadow of a Man won the 1990 Fund for New American Plays Award and Heroes and Saints won the 1992 Pen West Award. Her third collection of poems and essays, Waiting in the Wings, will be released this fall.

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Moraga's words speak to issues at the heart of the community. Social njustice, trans-national Latino/ a political and cultural concerns, Chicana eminism, sexual identity, and the struggles of the migrant farm workers all find voice in Moraga's work. Her commitment to community, her stand against injustice, and her cultural contributions exemplify the purpose and vision of the Distinguished Professorship.

1997-98 Distinguished Professor Schedule All events are free and open to the public.*

Wednesday, October 8 Reception and Reading 4:30-7:00 p.m. El Museo de Las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive

Thursday, October 9 Public Lecture I Reading 9:30-10:45 a.m. St. Cajetan' s Center, Auraria Campus

RSVP to 556-3559 Interactive Theatre Presentation with Ricardo Bracho (Coordinator of Proyecto ContraSIDA Por Vida) 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. St. Cajetan's Center, Auraria Campus

Friday, October 10

Reception at El Centro Su Teatro, 4725 High St. 7:00-8:00 p.m. Followed by the opening of Garcia Lorca's "Yerma"

*Call the Teafro to reserve tickets for "Yerma" at 296-0219 Tickets $9.00

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Dialogile with local theater community 2:00-3:30 p.m. Tivoli Student Union Room 444, Auraria Campus

For infonnation, please call the Department of Chicano Studies at 556-3121 or the Office of Student Life at 556-3559.

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